Rep. Ives Weekly Recap - 9/2/16

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Friday, September 02, 2016

Thank you to all
the families who came out to participate in our annual Kids’ Health &
Fitness Boot Camp at Cantigny Park in Wheaton. We all had fun despite the rain!
Special thanks to our partners; the Illinois National Guard, FTX Crossfit and
Chick-fil-A for helping make this year’s event a success.

Rep.
Ives: Keeping You Informed

“Illinois
Workforce Shrinks by 33,600 in July” Illinois Policy Institute: July marked
the third consecutive month in 2016 in which the Illinois labor force shrank,
according to a preliminary jobs report from the Illinois Department of
Employment Security, or IDES…read the full story here

“Munger calls for
no-budget-no-paycheck bill to rein in lawmakers” Illinois News
Network:
Illinois’ comptroller said Wednesday that if lawmakers don’t pass a
budget, they shouldn’t get a paycheck. Comptroller Leslie Munger said earlier
this year that she would put lawmakers’ pay at the back of the line of unpaid
bills. The rhetoric heated up recently when State Rep. Robert Martwick (D-Dist.
19) said delaying lawmakers’ pay is extortion…read the full story here

“Rep. McSweeney: Illinois Needs Property Tax Relief Now” Northwest Herald: Illinois property taxes are too high and
unfortunately they are only getting higher. Taxpayers are frustrated and
angry with the status quo and they want a change. There is very good reason for
the frustration about property taxes here in Illinois. The Land of Lincoln,
after all, is home to the second highest property taxes in the nation – second
only to the state of New Jersey… read the full story here

“Editorial: Property Tax Fairness Takes Another Hit” Chicago Sun-Times
Editorial Board: When
you get walloped by a big hike in your property taxes, as most Chicago
homeowners are right now, it helps to take comfort in the thought that at least
you are not all alone – everybody is taking a hit… read the full story here

“Rauner calls on
voters to demand redistricting, term-limits action in Assembly” Illinois News
Network:
Gov. Bruce Rauner is telling Illinoisans statewide not to accept the
political class’s refusal to take up popular initiatives such as term limits
and redistricting reform.…read the full story here

“When dust settles, who will come
through for Illinois?”Chicago Sun-Times Editorial Board: Here’s a scary number for you:In the last 16 years, Illinois has lost 35 percent
of its manufacturing jobs. That’s about 304,000 jobs, more than the population
of any city in the state other than Chicago… read the full story here

“Understanding the Stalled Contract Negotiations Between the
State and AFSCME” Illinois Policy Institute: Tension between Gov. Bruce Rauner and the
American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees will heat up again
soon. AFSCME and the state have been without a contract for over a year…read the full story here

Jeanne
Ives’ Originals

Thank you to the Stonehedge Community
Homeowners Association in Wheaton for inviting me to speak at their recent
meeting about the rising cost of property taxes and the many variables that
affect property tax rates. Property tax reform and providing real relief to
homeowners is among my top priorities as your State Representative. I am happy
to speak to any other homeowners group in the 42nd District about
this issue if you would like to invite me to an upcoming meeting. Please call
my District Office at (630) 384-1108 to schedule a time.

Hot
Issue: Election Day Voter Registration

“War
on Taxpayers: Illinois’ Rigged Elections” Illinois Opportunity Project: …In 2014, Illinois Democrats, led by Mike
Madigan and an outgoing Governor Pat Quinn, enacted (on a straight party-line
vote) a system for Election Day voter registration exclusively designed to
increase the number of Democrat voters. The scheme requires the twenty Illinois
counties with 100,000 or more residents to offer Election Day voter
registration at all polling places. However, the law does not require the
eighty-two counties with less than 100,000 residents to offer Election Day
voter registration at all polling places – making it more difficult for people
to register and vote in some areas of the state than in others…read the full story here

Hot
Issue: Illinois Voter Information Hacked

“Illinois
Online Voter Registration Hack Becomes National News” Illinois Review…Voting information on up to 200,000 Illinois
voters was stolen online by hackers during a two-week break-in that Illinois
Board of Elections' technicians discovered in July. The hacking, reported as a
backpage story in Illinois back in July, became front-page news
nationally this week when the FBI sent out a warning to all
state election boards with information with which to check their systems…read the full story here

Special
Recognition: Wheaton North High School

Wheaton North High
School makes “Newsweek” list of top high schools nationwide. The public schools were ranked on the basis of state
testing performance, graduation rates, college readiness, college preparation,
and the student body’s household income as measured by the percentage of
students from a background of poverty.

Wheaton North High School ranked #13 in
Illinois! Congratulations to the students, faculty, staff, administration and
parents of Wheaton North on this outstanding accomplishment!